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Case study 2
A customer outside a supermarket found a 6-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl, and a 2-year-old boy in a locked car with the windows closed. After unsuccessfully attempting to attract the children’s attention the customer called 000. Police and paramedics were able to get the 6-year-old to unlock the car door. Paramedics reported the children were unresponsive, disorientated, flushed, and profusely sweating and had delayed reflexes.
The children were placed in the shade under a tree and given fluids for re-hydration; they regained alertness and began talking within 30 minutes. The children had been in the car for 10-20 minutes. The outdoor temperature and humidity were 28.9° and 60%, respectively, and the estimated temperature inside the car was greater than or equal to 43.3°. Paramedics reported that the children had classic signs of the onset of heatstroke. Another 5 – 10 minutes would have been life threatening.